William Edward John McCarthy, Baron McCarthy (30 July 1925 – 18 November 2012)[1][2] was a British Labour politician. McCarthy was a fellow of Nuffield College and Templeton College, Oxford[3] and a specialist in industrial relations. He was created a life peer on 19 January 1976 as Baron McCarthy, of Headington in the City of Oxford.[4] From 1979 to 1997 he was Opposition Spokesperson for Employment. McCarthy was described as "one of Britain’s most influential academics in the field of industrial relations, a painstaking arbiter in the most testing of disputes.. "[5]
McCarthy grew up in Islington, London and attended Holloway County School (now Holloway School).[6] He worked in a gentlemen's outfitter, where he was a representative of the USDAW trade union, which sponsored him to study for a diploma at Ruskin College, Oxford. In 1955 he matriculated at Merton College, Oxford, taking a first class honours degree in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) in 1957 before going on to read for a DPhil at Nuffield College, Oxford, where he held a research fellowship from 1959 to 1963.[7][8]
In 1965 he was appointed research director of the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations. The body was set up by the Harold Wilson government and led to the failed "In Place of Strife" reforms proposed by Barbara Castle. In the following three years McCarthy carried out extensive research, particularly into the election of shop stewards.[5]
In 1978 McCarthy was involved in the arbitration in the dispute over bonuses for drivers of the high-speed Advanced Passenger Train. ASLEF, the train-drivers’ union insisted that the bonus be paid to all its members and went on strike in protest. McCarthy ruled that only those driving at more than 100 mph should receive the bonus, but it took the union a year to accept the ruling.[5]
william, mccarthy, baron, mccarthy, william, edward, john, mccarthy, baron, mccarthy, july, 1925, november, 2012, british, labour, politician, mccarthy, fellow, nuffield, college, templeton, college, oxford, specialist, industrial, relations, created, life, pe. William Edward John McCarthy Baron McCarthy 30 July 1925 18 November 2012 1 2 was a British Labour politician McCarthy was a fellow of Nuffield College and Templeton College Oxford 3 and a specialist in industrial relations He was created a life peer on 19 January 1976 as Baron McCarthy of Headington in the City of Oxford 4 From 1979 to 1997 he was Opposition Spokesperson for Employment McCarthy was described as one of Britain s most influential academics in the field of industrial relations a painstaking arbiter in the most testing of disputes 5 McCarthy grew up in Islington London and attended Holloway County School now Holloway School 6 He worked in a gentlemen s outfitter where he was a representative of the USDAW trade union which sponsored him to study for a diploma at Ruskin College Oxford In 1955 he matriculated at Merton College Oxford taking a first class honours degree in philosophy politics and economics PPE in 1957 before going on to read for a DPhil at Nuffield College Oxford where he held a research fellowship from 1959 to 1963 7 8 In 1965 he was appointed research director of the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers Associations The body was set up by the Harold Wilson government and led to the failed In Place of Strife reforms proposed by Barbara Castle In the following three years McCarthy carried out extensive research particularly into the election of shop stewards 5 In 1978 McCarthy was involved in the arbitration in the dispute over bonuses for drivers of the high speed Advanced Passenger Train ASLEF the train drivers union insisted that the bonus be paid to all its members and went on strike in protest McCarthy ruled that only those driving at more than 100 mph should receive the bonus but it took the union a year to accept the ruling 5 McCarthy was a distinguished supporter of the British Humanist Association Selected works EditThe Closed Shop in Britain 1964 The Role of Shop Stewards in British Industrial Relations 1966 Trade Unions 1972 1985 Coming to Terms with Trade Unions 1973 Strikes in Post War Britain 1983 Fairness at Work 1999 References Edit Mr William McCarthy Hansard Retrieved 7 March 2010 Obituaries University of Oxford Gazette 143 5011 261 17 January 2013 William Edward John McCarthy 1997 New Labour at Work Institute for Public Policy Research ISBN 978 1 86030 059 2 Retrieved 7 March 2010 No 46804 The London Gazette 22 January 1976 p 1019 a b c Lord McCarthy Telegraph obituary at telegraph co uk Old Camdenians Retrieved 31 January 2015 Levens R G C ed 1964 Merton College Register 1900 1964 Oxford Basil Blackwell p 468 https www theguardian com politics 2012 nov 19 lord mccarthy The Guardian Obituary Retrieved 19 November 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William McCarthy Baron McCarthy amp oldid 1115760905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
